Haematological and biochemical reference values for healthy adults in the middle belt of Ghana.

PloS One
David K DosooSeth Owusu-Agyei

Abstract

Reference values are very important in clinical management of patients, screening participants for enrollment into clinical trials and for monitoring the onset of adverse events during these trials. The aim of this was to establish gender-specific haematological and biochemical reference values for healthy adults in the central part of Ghana. A total of 691 adults between 18 and 59 years resident in the Kintampo North Municipality and South District in the central part of Ghana were randomly selected using the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System and enrolled in this cross-sectional survey. Out of these, 625 adults made up of 316 males and 309 females were assessed by a clinician to be healthy. Median values and nonparametric 95% reference values for 16 haematology and 22 biochemistry parameters were determined for this population based on the Clinical Laboratory and Standards Institute guidelines. Values established in this study were compared with the Caucasian values being used currently by our laboratory as reference values and also with data from other African and western countries. REFERENCE VALUES ESTABLISHED INCLUDE: haemoglobin 113-164 g/L for males and 88-144 g/L for females; total white blood cell coun...Continue Reading

References

Jan 1, 1979·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·G V GillC Marshal
Apr 1, 1996·Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation·R AkdağC Karakelleoğlu
May 4, 1999·Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology·A TsegayeT F Rinke de Wit
May 10, 2003·Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology·Didier MenardAntoine Talarmin
Jan 13, 2004·Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology·Eric S LugadaRobert Downing
Oct 8, 2004·The New England Journal of Medicine·Alexander KratzKent B Lewandrowski
Oct 24, 2006·Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH·Llorenç QuintóPedro L Alonso
Jul 10, 2007·International Journal of Laboratory Hematology·L WakemanR Munro
Nov 1, 2007·East African Medical Journal·J T MutihirI A O Ujah
Nov 27, 2007·Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis·J EzzelleM P D'Souza
Mar 12, 2008·Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH·Elmar SaathoffMichael Hoelscher
Jul 18, 2008·International Journal of Laboratory Hematology·I M O AdetifaR A Adegbola
Jul 20, 2010·Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH·Ann M BuchananColeen K Cunningham
Jul 1, 2004·Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry : IJCB·Sultana FurruqhT Venkatesh

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

May 9, 2014·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Nirianne M Q PalacpacToshihiro Horii
Jun 27, 2014·Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry : IJCB·Shrilekha SairamUdhaya Balasubramaniam
Mar 20, 2014·PloS One·Angeli AmbayyaSubramanian Yegappan
May 6, 2015·Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH·Sophie A MüllerFrank P Mockenhaupt
Mar 5, 2014·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·David K DosooSeth Owusu-Agyei
Mar 15, 2018·The Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians·Giuseppe ChiossiGiovanni B La Sala
Dec 21, 2017·BMC Research Notes·Oliver Okoth AchilaTzegezeab Goje
May 13, 2018·Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH·Bamlaku EnawgawMulugeta Melku
Sep 28, 2018·Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis·Samira KalayiniaNejat Mahdieh
Jan 24, 2018·BMC Research Notes·Nejat SirajHaben Frezghi
Mar 8, 2019·PloS One·Khushdeep BandeshDwaipayan Bharadwaj
Nov 16, 2017·Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH·B-M SchmidtM Hatherill
Sep 8, 2017·African Journal of Laboratory Medicine·Irith De BaetselierTania Crucitti
Mar 15, 2019·BioMed Research International·Otchere Addai-MensahDavid Ntiamoah Ofosu
Aug 18, 2020·BioMed Research International·Abdoul Habib BéavoguiAbdoulaye Djimdé
Mar 30, 2019·BMC Clinical Pathology·Bertille Elodie Edinga-MelengeGloria Ashuntantang
Nov 21, 2019·African Journal of Laboratory Medicine·Martine E OloumeAnnie R Epote
Sep 9, 2016·BMC Research Notes·Joseph O MugishaHannah Kuper
Aug 15, 2020·Frontiers in Pediatrics·Helen PayneNigel Klein
Dec 4, 2020·International Journal of General Medicine·Dana Ahmed AbdullahHeshu Sulaiman Rahman
Feb 4, 2021·The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB·Michael O S Afolabi
Sep 4, 2020·International Journal of Laboratory Hematology·Abigail S A BawuaJulius Fobil
Jan 5, 2021·African Journal of Laboratory Medicine·Victor N FondohDenis Nsame
Feb 17, 2021·PloS One·Teklay Mengistu SissayAster Tsegaye

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
blood draw

Software Mentioned

Visual FoxPro
Stata

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Antimalarial Agents (ASM)

Antimalarial agents, also known as antimalarials, are designed to prevent or cure malaria. Discover the latest research on antimalarial agents here.

Babesiosis

Babesiosis is caused by parasites of the genus babesia, which are transmitted in nature by the bite of an infected tick. Discover the latest research on babesiosis here.

Antimalarial Agents

Antimalarial agents, also known as antimalarials, are designed to prevent or cure malaria. Discover the latest research on antimalarial agents here.